How to power Raspberry Pi from a lab power supply via USB?

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How can a Raspberry Pi be powered from a lab power supply via USB?



I have a lab power supply that can easily output 5 V/4 A and I would like
to use it to power a Raspberry Pi (version 3B and 3B+).



In theory one could attach the power directly to the +5v pin in the header, but that means bypassing the over-current and over-voltage protection provided by the USB circuitry. Thus I would like to use the USB port.



Is it enough to wire the positive and negative rails of the lab power supply to the +/- pins of a male micro USB connector?



Should the data pins be left unconnected/floating?






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    How can a Raspberry Pi be powered from a lab power supply via USB?



    I have a lab power supply that can easily output 5 V/4 A and I would like
    to use it to power a Raspberry Pi (version 3B and 3B+).



    In theory one could attach the power directly to the +5v pin in the header, but that means bypassing the over-current and over-voltage protection provided by the USB circuitry. Thus I would like to use the USB port.



    Is it enough to wire the positive and negative rails of the lab power supply to the +/- pins of a male micro USB connector?



    Should the data pins be left unconnected/floating?






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      How can a Raspberry Pi be powered from a lab power supply via USB?



      I have a lab power supply that can easily output 5 V/4 A and I would like
      to use it to power a Raspberry Pi (version 3B and 3B+).



      In theory one could attach the power directly to the +5v pin in the header, but that means bypassing the over-current and over-voltage protection provided by the USB circuitry. Thus I would like to use the USB port.



      Is it enough to wire the positive and negative rails of the lab power supply to the +/- pins of a male micro USB connector?



      Should the data pins be left unconnected/floating?






      usb power power-supply connectors







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      How can a Raspberry Pi be powered from a lab power supply via USB?



      I have a lab power supply that can easily output 5 V/4 A and I would like
      to use it to power a Raspberry Pi (version 3B and 3B+).



      In theory one could attach the power directly to the +5v pin in the header, but that means bypassing the over-current and over-voltage protection provided by the USB circuitry. Thus I would like to use the USB port.



      Is it enough to wire the positive and negative rails of the lab power supply to the +/- pins of a male micro USB connector?



      Should the data pins be left unconnected/floating?






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          That should work. The data pins are not connected at the Pi end of the microUSB socket, the socket is purely for power.






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                That should work. The data pins are not connected at the Pi end of the microUSB socket, the socket is purely for power.






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